TICKETS FOR THIS YEAR’S EVENT ARE SOLD OUT! The rescheduled date is March 20, 2025.
Save the Date: Mark your calendars for March 5, 2026, for next year’s events.
This year’s #IWD2025 theme #AccelerateAction. This event is in partnership with the Province of Ontario.
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Keynote Speaker Brandi Leifso
BRANDI LEIFSO is a trailblazing entrepreneur, resilience advocate, and the founder and CEO of Evio Beauty, a mission-driven beauty brand transforming the way we approach skincare and social responsibility. Brandi launched Evio at 21, while living in a women’s shelter to escape domestic violence. Her brand, now with a large retail presence and featured in vogue, forbes, allure… and is dedicated to reducing the impact of stress on skin and community. Evio has donated over $550,000 in products and funding to 28 shelters across Canada, supporting survivors of domestic violence thrive.
Recognized for her transformative work and resilience, Brandi has earned widespread acclaim. In 2018, she was named one of Chatelaine Magazine’s Women of the Year. She has shared her journey on global stages, including the Forbes Under 30 Global Women Summit in Israel. Her contributions to business and social impact have led her to be celebrated as one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence in 2020 and as the Independent Retail Ambassador of the Year in 2021 by the Retail Council of Canada.
Brandi’s first book, Fearless Choices: Make a Decision, Change Your Life, is set to launch with HarperCollins in Spring 2025, sharing her insights on resilience, agency, and the power of choice. Additionally, a feature film based on her life story is in development with producer Maddy Falle, bringing her journey of triumph and purpose to an even wider audience.
Beyond the beauty industry, Brandi supports business owners and corporations, empowering them to create impactful, purpose-led initiatives. Through her own story and work, she inspires others to take control of their narratives and embrace their full potential, offering a compelling reminder that resilience and purpose can lead to transformative change.
Speaker Tracy Primeau
TRACY PRIMEAU began her career in 1990 at the Ontario Power Generation Pickering Nuclear Generating Station as a Nuclear Operator in Training and was qualified as a Nuclear Operator at Pickering A in 1992. Three years later, she moved home to Kincardine and became a qualified Nuclear Operator at Bruce A, progressing to Authorized Nuclear Operator and eventually to Shift Manager in 2010. She is one of the few women (and the only Indigenous one) to become a CNSC licensed operator at Bruce Power (the first at Bruce A) and the only female Shift Manager to work her way up from the shop floor.
Ms. Primeau is also a mentor and role model to many men and women in the energy sector, often sharing insights from her nuclear career at conferences, professional development events and other initiatives. She offers insights on diversity, women in STEM and Indigenous relationship building through her company Agile Bear.
Tracy is a proud member of the Nipissing First Nation and was a founding member of the Ontario Hydro Native Circle in 1992 and was the first Chair of the Bruce Power Native Circle, a position she held for many years. She strives to use the Seven Grandfather Teachings in her leadership every day.
Raising her two boys with her husband Dave, Tracy has always been active in her community. Tracy currently serves on the Board of Directors for Women in Nuclear Canada, Ontario Power Generation, Ingenium, United College Board of Governors and the University of Waterloo. Within her community, she actively strives to establish creative and lasting solutions for the systemic hurdles faced by Indigenous populations. Among her many aspirations is the global expansion of clean energy, with a special focus on extending its benefits to remote Indigenous communities across Canada and equity partnerships on the path to economic reconciliation.
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